EV Charging is probably the most confusing part of EV ownership – and even after owning my long range Model 3 for over a year and a half, and driving 20,000 miles, there are still some things that trip me up with it.
There’s different power levels, different plugs, different looking stations, and all of that is really confusing if you’re coming from a gas vehicle where everything is pretty standard.
So if you are a new owner or looking at switching to an EV, this video should help you out a bit. This isn’t going to be an in-depth technical video either, but if you finish watching this and want some more details about how charging works, let me know and I’ll make that happen.
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–Chapters–
0:00 Intro
0:33 What charges a car?
1:09 The Power Levels of Charging
1:39 Level 1 Charging
2:22 Level 2 Charging
3:20 Level 3 (DCFC) Charging
6:33 Charging Plug Types
6:50 J Plug (SAE J1772)
7:19 CCS (Combined Charging System)
7:38 CHAdeMO
7:59 Tesla
8:26 My Thoughts on Charging
9:20 Optiwatt Ad Break
10:07 Outro
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Thank you. Looking to buy my first EV and easy to watch videos that are straight to the point are great to help me know what I’m in for. Appreciate you.
Thanks
Just bought a new 2025 Toyota bz4X Nightshade AWD (Which drives great!). I definitely enjoyed your video.
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I want to get my girlfriend a plug in Prius. We are saving up for one but as usual with our having had 7 Priusess, 3 destroyed by bad drivers, 2 died, and one we bought would not start and we returned it.
Probably a 2012 but who knows what we might get.
Kathy doesn’t always get what I tell her about cars and she wants to drive all over so I must find out everything I can.
How far do you live from Pittsburgh and how long does it take you to drive there ?
My family lives there and I am originally from Pittsburgh & I am The Guy From Pittsburgh ( not my imposter that YT refuses to remove in violation of their own rules ) on YT.
So far I can”t find anything on how much it costs to charge a Prius.
We are both disabled and on SSI so we cannot afford a new Prius but we loved our cars.
Thanks for this video and I subscribed.
Thanks for the helpful and straightforward information! I picked up my new 2025 Chevy Equinox EV a week ago, and it’s time to charge it. My home charger won’t be installed until next week, so I’ll be exploring charge locations today. This video gave me the information I need–
So …why would u need a home charger installed of the plug in will get the job done ? I was going to but now feel like I don’t need one.